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" Fashion is like a four-legged table: you need a good designer, a very good business manager, a good manufacturer, and a very good distributor. Without all the legs, table collapses. "

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" When I was young, we always went to our posh cousins at Christmas. My dad made sure we had new shoes and clean clothes - he was really proud - and that's why I felt different from everyone living around me. We had the first television on the estate, the first fridge. "

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Christmas

Proud

" I can speak Cantonese, but I can't speak about fashion - I learnt all my fashion in Europe, so often, during interviews in Chinese I just don't know the right word - it can be very hard to explain things. "

" I went from fashion to glass in 1995, and I'm very interested in architecture. "

" My homes are similar in style because the same design principles run through all areas of my work. "

" I'm a British designer, and it's great to show on your own ground. "

" I like to create a simple space and surround myself with things that I like to look at. "

" I can tell you every element of every single look from each collection - one to 30 - without looking at a picture: my label is all done by me. "

" I have no idea why, but I find that men make more of an impact on me in films than women - even very beautiful ones. "

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Impact

Men

" I used to play football, and then my wife bought me a fishing rod. "

" To create a beautiful thing with unlimited money is easy! "

" We cater for fashion-conscious people. "

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People

Cater

" Fashion is instant - after six months, it disappears, and you have to start again. That's the nature of it. "

" I am trained as a fashion designer and do not claim to be an expert architect or anything like that. I won't do something unless I know I can do it. "

" I dress pop stars, and I dress my doctor. It's about attitude. I do what I love, and I'm lucky to do it. It's a long way from Hong Kong. "

" I never set out to do interior design; I just do what I do, and some people come along and want me to work with them. "

John Rocha

Some People

Work

" During fashion week, I dream about fashion; afterwards, I dream about fishing. After fashion week, I always go fishing to wind down. "

" Your 30s is the time to embrace bold, zingy colour patterns and to follow trends while taking time to get used to what really suits you. "

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You

Suits

" Unfortunately, I used to play in goal, and I broke my hand. Two fingers. The ball hit me and bent my fingers back. I used to play every Sunday. I was quite competitive. "

" I believe that IT is the way forward. Every other industry utilises IT, and I feel that fashion needs to use it more extensively to move forward. "

" My family was quite poor, and the NHS was recruiting people from abroad to do psychiatric nursing. It was the only hope I had to leave Hong Kong. "

" Beautiful fabrics last; synthetics don't. Certain fabrics, such as linen or cotton, develop their own character over time. "

" One thing I learned from all my years in business is you really have to work with the experts: you can launch something yourself, but unless you have the expertise and the marketing strategies and machinery behind you, you'll never be successful. "

" I think natural fibers look better over time. The more you wear them, they look even better. "

" It is hard to have a fashion business in any country, but even more difficult in Ireland. "

" I love my black shirts; I have usually 14 of them at any one time. "

" I want to explore my design philosophy in different mediums, and I'm very interested in architecture. "

" I think, as a designer, what you have to do is challenge yourself to do what you do, but better. "

" I always challenge myself to do something better, and people in the industry appreciate that. "

" I love fashion, but fashion is not my whole life. "

" Fabric is the foundation of a collection. "